Medical Director for Infectious Disease, Correctional Health Services

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation. We are a network of 11 hospitals, trauma centers, neighborhood health centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, and correctional health services. We are a home care agency and a health plan, MetroPlus. Our health system provides essential services to 1.4 million New Yorkers every year in more than 70 locations across the city's five boroughs. Our diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees are uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers.

NYC Health + Hospitals / Correctional Health Services is one of the nation’s leading correctional health care systems in quality of and innovations to care, and access from pre-arraignment through compassionate release. In-jail services include medical, nursing, mental health, substance use treatment, social work, dental and vision care, discharge planning, and reentry support. In addition to providing direct patient care in the jails, CHS leverages the resources of the nation’s largest municipal health care system to help discharged patients successfully return to their communities. CHS is also a pivotal partner in New York City’s criminal justice reform efforts.

Work Shifts

• Time : 8 : 00 AM - 4 : 00 PM
• Days : Monday to Friday
• Facility : Trailer 4 at Rikers Island

Duties & Responsibilities

The Director of Infectious Disease Services will provide critical Infectious Disease expertise of infection control and supervise population health efforts to prevent morbidity and mortality from communicable illness. The Medspan program provides patient education and care coordination around HIV, hepatitis C, and associated conditions such as hepatitis B and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Medspan team members support patients through medication adherence support, discharge planning, and connection to care services. The Medical Director works across the Correctional Health Service Medicine service, with MedSpan staff and with other interdisciplinary Correctional Health Services (CHS) staff in all facilities to provide, improve, and evaluate patient centered infectious disease care.

Responsibilities include : (Detailed Task)

Clinical Responsibilities :

Administrative Responsibilities :

Medspan Directorship :

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must have all of the following :

1. Graduation from a medical school approved by the Council on Medical Education and

Hospitals of the American Medical Association.

2. Completion of an acceptable internship in an approved hospital.

3. A license to practice medicine in the State of New York.

4. Certification by American Board in field of specialization or a faculty appointment of Associate Professor or higher in a medical school recognized by the American Medical Association.

5. Eight (8) years of satisfactory full-time paid experience in field of specialization including at least three (3) years in a supervisory or administrative capacity.(Training and experience required for certification will be credited toward required specialized experience.)

Department Preferences

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes :